Missouri vaccination numbers dropping as use of Johnson & Johnson resumes
On April 11, the seven-day average of vaccinations was 53,958. On Sunday that seven-day average had dropped to 28,614. That’s a decline of 47%.
Continue ReadingOn April 11, the seven-day average of vaccinations was 53,958. On Sunday that seven-day average had dropped to 28,614. That’s a decline of 47%.
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Continue ReadingJefferson City police officers arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of second-degree murder linked to a fatal drug overdose.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking drivers to avoid Interstate 70 eastbound in Cooper County after a crash involving a stolen vehicle.
Continue ReadingBoone County Sheriff’s deputies removed a man from a Greyhound bus Sunday night before he was involved in a pedestrian crash on Highway 40.
Continue ReadingMissouri Department of Transportation crews started patching potholes Monday in Columbia, focusing on Stadium Boulevard between Interstate 70 and Highway 63.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report said 24-year-old Peter Stathas died in the rollover crash that happened around 9:30 a.m.
Continue ReadingFive women were transported to University Hospital in Columbia after a crash on Highway 63 Sunday night.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is set to be sentenced in July after he pleaded guilty Friday to four felonies including child molestation and child endangerment. Cale J. Kliethermes, 43, faces between five and 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree child molestation, two counts of attempted child endangerment and one count
Continue ReadingCrews will be focusing on Stadium Boulevard between I-70 and Highway 63.
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victim as 40 year old Brandon Inman of Parsons, Tenn. The crash report says Inman suffered serious injuries in the crash. ORIGINAL: One person is in the hospital after a vehicle hit them near the Midway Travel Plaza Sunday night around 9 p.m.
Continue ReadingIn Columbia, Battle and Rock Bridge high schools held in-person prom events over the weekend.
Continue ReadingLAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo (KMIZ) A hit and run boat crash left one man with minor injuries Saturday morning around 10. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report, one fishing boat crashed into another at near the 1.8-mile marker of the Glaize arm of the lake. The boat then drove away from
Continue ReadingData from “NoMoDeaths,” a state collaborative project to help combat the opioid crisis, shows the first three quarters of 2020 saw a nearly 31% increase in opioid-involved overdose deaths.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Many Columbia residents and students said they have mixed feelings about the safety of the area after the armed carjacking at the Hitt Street Garage, early Saturday morning. Zi Tompkins, a junior at Mizzou, works just a few blocks from the Hitt Street Garage and said she couldn’t find an Uber late
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A two-car crash in west Columbia blocked traffic Sunday night. ABC 17 News crews saw two vehicles involved in a crash at Fairview Road and West Broadway just after 8 p.m. Fire trucks had blocked a part of the westbound lane on Broadway while clearing the vehicles from the intersections. Fire crews
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 235 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 499,554 throughout the pandemic. The state also reported 144 new probable antigen tests, bringing that total to 82,089. One new death was reported on Sunday. The death toll from the pandemic now stands at
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing Ashland man Saturday. According to a release from the office, 78-year-old Richard Guffey’s vehicle was missing from his home in the 14000 block of South Cee West Drive, Ashland around 10:45 Saturday morning. He has not been heard
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: According to MUPD, the stolen Nissan Sentra has been located. It was found on a residential street in Columbia. ORIGINAL: The University of Missouri Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects in an alleged carjacking early Saturday morning. The University of Missouri sent out an alert
Continue ReadingFULTON, Mo, (KMIZ) A teenager is recovering from serious injuries after being thrown from a clothes basket that was being towed by a vehicle with a rope. Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports show it happened around 2 p.m. Saturday in the 3800 block of County Road 318 in Fulton. That’s when a 13 year
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